aliases

aliases.sh

# Easier navigation: .., ..., ~ and -
alias ..="cd .."
alias ...="cd ../.."
alias ~="cd ~" # `cd` is probably faster to type though
alias -- -="cd -"

# List all files colorized in long format, including dot files
alias la="ls -Gla"

# List only directories
alias lsd='ls -l | grep "^d"'

# Undo a `git push`
alias undopush="git push -f origin HEAD^:master"

# IP addresses
alias ip="dig +short myip.opendns.com @resolver1.opendns.com"
alias localip="ipconfig getifaddr en1"
alias ips="ifconfig -a | perl -nle'/(\d+\.\d+\.\d+\.\d+)/ && print $1'"

# Flush Directory Service cache
alias flush="dscacheutil -flushcache"

# View HTTP traffic
alias sniff="sudo ngrep -d 'en1' -t '^(GET|POST) ' 'tcp and port 80'"
alias httpdump="sudo tcpdump -i en1 -n -s 0 -w - | grep -a -o -E \"Host\: .*|GET \/.*\""

# Start an HTTP server from a directory
alias server="open http://localhost:8080/ && python -m SimpleHTTPServer 8080"

# Trim new lines and copy to clipboard
alias c="tr -d '\n' | pbcopy"

# Shortcuts
alias d="cd ~/Documents/Dropbox"
alias p="cd ~/Projects"
alias g="git"
alias v="vim"
alias m="mate ."

# File size
alias fs="stat -f \"%z bytes\""

# ROT13-encode text. Works for decoding, too! ;)
alias rot13='tr a-zA-Z n-za-mN-ZA-M'

# Empty the Trash
alias emptytrash="rm -rfv ~/.Trash"

# Show/hide hidden files in Finder
alias show="defaults write com.apple.Finder AppleShowAllFiles -bool true && killall Finder"
alias hide="defaults write com.apple.Finder AppleShowAllFiles -bool false && killall Finder"

# Hide/show all desktop icons (useful when presenting)
alias hidedesktop="defaults write com.apple.finder CreateDesktop -bool false && killall Finder"
alias showdesktop="defaults write com.apple.finder CreateDesktop -bool true && killall Finder"

# Disable Spotlight
alias spotoff="sudo mdutil -a -i off"
# Enable Spotlight
alias spoton="sudo mdutil -a -i on"

# PlistBuddy alias, because sometimes `defaults` just doesn’t cut it
alias plistbuddy="/usr/libexec/PlistBuddy"

# One of @janmoesen’s ProTip™s
for method in GET HEAD POST PUT DELETE TRACE OPTIONS; do alias "$method"="lwp-request -m '$method'"; done

# Stuff I never really use but cannot delete either because of http://xkcd.com/530/
alias stfu="osascript -e 'set volume output muted true'"
alias pumpitup="osascript -e 'set volume 10'"
alias hax="growlnotify -a 'Activity Monitor' 'System error' -m 'WTF R U DOIN'"